An interactive multivariate analysis of FCM data

Abstract
The procedure and results of the interactive multivariate analysis of FCM data are described. Using principal‐components analysis, cluster analysis, and interactive maneuvers, this procedure facilitates an effective data compression from a four‐dimensional space into two‐dimensional space, then allows cluster separation. The procedure is especially effective for separating clusters, which are degenerated in the usual scattergrams. Programs were mostly written in C language on MS‐DOS and were tested on four‐dimensional analysis of the blood cells, which resulted in a successful separation of the degenerated clusters.